Will by which Fernando Nunes Barreto and his wife D. Maria Henriques, declared that they wanted to be buried in the main chapel of the Monastery of Santa Clara. They founded an entail, using some "herdades" located in the parish of São Cosme, in Gondomar, and some houses in Porto. They designated their eldest son to be its first administrator, with the obligation to order the celebration of masses in this monastery and to contract chaplains. They wanted to unit this entail to another called "Morgado dos Freiriz", founded by Fernando Nunes Barreto's grandparents, Fernão Nunes and Isabel Ferraz, which was obligated to the celebration of masses in the Church of Freiriz. This entail should follow the conditions of his grandparents' entail. Fernando Nunes Barreto also declared that he was the administrator of another entail founded by his great-grandmother Beatriz Ferraz, that was obligated to the celebration of 15 masses each year in the Convent of São Francisco, using the rents of a "casal de Campo”, in Avintes. He also succeeded in the entail founded by Filipa Rebelo and Isabel Cardoso, mother and grandmother of Fernão Nunes, with the obligation to celebrate two masses in the altar of Jesus, in the Monastery of São Domingos, using the rents of some "casais" in the parish of Rebordosa, and some houses in Vale de Pegas. Finally, he was the administrator of Catarina Ferraz's entail, with the obligation to celebrate 13 masses in the Altar of São Gonçalo, in the Monastery of São Domingos, using the rents of some houses. All of these three entails of which he was the administrator should be succeeded by the eldest son. Followed by an approval deed dated 1596-05-05.

Will by which Gaspar dos Reis Dantas wanted to be buried in the Church of Ponte de Lima, where his father-in-law Bartolomeu Dantas was buried. He declared that he wanted to use his third to found an entail, designating his wife D. Leonor Correia to be its administrator during her lifetime, with the obligation to order the celebration of two masses. The assets he possessed in Galiza should be sold to buy some immovable goods or a public debt instrument. He declared that its administrators were obligated to incorporate their thirds into this entail. He also declared that this entail should be incorporated into Beatriz Dantas' entail, and designated his son Gaspar Dantas to be the administrator of these two chapels right after his wife's death. Followed by an approval deed dated 1631-09-16.

Will by which Joana Martins Teixeira, widow of Gonçalo Afonso do Cem, cavaleiro, expresses her wish to be buried in her mother's tumb, in front of the chapel of Santa Maria of the convent of S. Domingos de Guimarães. She declares that her husband had established an annual donation of 80 libras to that convent for masses for his soul, to which she adds 20 more libras, in a total of 100. She designates her daughter, Margarida, and her husband, Pedro de Sousa, as heirs and executors of their will, and lists the properties she entails to this obligation.

Will by which Nuno Martins da Silveira declared that he wanted to be buried in the Church of Góis, where his deceased wife Filipa de Vilhena was buried. He ordered to build a chapel, asking his son Luís da Silveira to use the rents he would inherit by his death and to order the celebration of masses in this church. The institutor wanted to incorporate into this entail his farm of Currelos and some houses in Lisboa. He also declared that some assets in Olivença and Ilha das Flores, that belonged to his wife's third, should be inherit by his son Luís da Silveira. The institutor was also obligated to incorporate the fourth part of his third into the "Morgado de Évora", founded by his grandfather Nuno Martins da Silveira.

Will made by Doutor Pedro Mouzinho, in which he expressed his wish to be buried in the convent of Nossa Senhora da Conceição of Castelo de Vide and ordered the foundation of five entails. The first entail would be composed of houses, farmlands and windmills in Ribeira de Marvão and Castelo de Vide, would have a perpetual obligation of 200 annual masses and would be administered by Pedro's homonymous nephew Pedro Mouzinho, and his eldest descendants after him. The second and the third entails were composed of farmlands and houses in Castelo de Vide and Marvão, would have the perpetual obligation of 30 annual masses each and would be administered by Pedro's nieces, Maria Mouzinho and Antónia Mouzinho. The fourth and fifth entails would be composed of farmlands and houses in Castelo de Vide and would have a perpetual obligation of 50 annual masses each. Pedro Mouzinho named his sisters Leonor Mouzinho and Isabel de Almeida as administrators with the condition that they would appoint two of their father's grandsons to succeed them. All administrators of these five entails could never marry with a person of the so-called "infected races" or, otherwise, would lose the administration, and all of them should conserve good mores and a good way of living according with the catholic doctrine.
He also bequeathed one of his nieces, daughter of his sister Isabel, 22 alqueires of wheat in the ribeira de Marvão with an obligation of 10 annual masses, and donated a vegetable garden in Ribeiro da Fonte to capitão João Barbo Mouzinho, as an entail, with an obligation of another 10 annual masses. Finally he donates capitão Francisco Mouzinho Barbo an entailed property he bought, which had an obligation of an annual mass, adding to it another obligation of five annual masses for his and his relatives souls.

Will made by Domingos Rodrigues and Ana Nogueira in which they have ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail an chapel devoted to Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, taking a land in Ilha dos Frades, Bahia, with the perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated in every Saturday. To administrate it, they named their son padre Pedro Rodrigues Fortes as first administrator during his lifetime with the condition that he would finish the chapel's fabric and, after his death, the administration should be transmited to Domingos Rodrigues Santiago, their eldest son, and to his eldest male heir after him.

Will made by António Pereira de Lemos, azorean, in which he entailed a cattle farm with all of his african and amerindian slaves, in Maranhão, on behalf of Isidro Gonçalves Pereira, a young man raised on his household, with a perpetual pious obligation of celebrating one chapel of masses in every year.

Will by which D. Graça Guedes, Gonçalo Mendes de Brito's widow, ordered the construction of a hermitage devoted to Nossa Senhora do Vencimento in her farmstead of Carriche, determining that her heir had to give 30 000 réis, each year, to a priest to celebrate daily perpetual masses for her soul inside it. While the chapel was being built, the masses would be celebrated in the church of Nossa Senhora da Divina Providência of Lisboa, to which 5 pitchers of olive oil should be given, each year, to illuminate her statue of Nossa Senhora do Vencimento. She demanded that a grave should be bought in that church to receive her remains and it had to be next to that statue. 2 perpetual daily masses had to be celebrated, each year, in the church by priests chosen by the executors of her will. The pious obligations had to be supported by the revenues of a public debt instrument. The testator left her farmstead and money to maintain her chapel to her niece, D. Mariana Guedes, obligating her to give 3 dowries to orphan girls or young widows every year. If her niece did not marry according to her parents' will, she would not be entitled to receive her aunt's inheritance. If Mariana died without leaving descendants, all the estate would be transmitted to Bartolomeu Queirós Guedes, the testator's nephew.
D. Graça Guedes bequeathed jewelry, ornaments and textiles destined to clothe statues of saints to many churches of Lisboa, such as the church of S. Domingos, the church of Nossa Senhora da Madre de Deus, the church of Nossa Senhora do Socorro, the church of Nossa Senhora da Penha de França or the church of Nossa Senhora dos Olivais.

Will by which Maria Luís, João Fangueiro's widow, bequeathed half of an orchard and mills in Varche to her sister, Catarina Luís, Rui Gomes' wife, with the obligation that her or her heirs celebrated 10 masses in the cathedral of Elvas or in the church of S. Pedro for her soul. She declared that her body had to be buried in that church. The testator also established a chapel, entailing to it the majority of her assets. She designated her niece, Maria Sardinha, Pedro Aires' daughter, to administrate it, obligating her and her descendants to support the celebration of 20 annual masses for her soul. After the death of the first administrator, the chapel would be transmitted to one of her children or, if she died without leaving offspring, to Duarte, Manuel Fernandes Magro's son. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1633-08-22.

Will by which Mem Rodrigues de Abreu and D. Constança Ribeiro express their wish to be buried in their chapel of Nossa Senhora do Rosário of the convent of S. Domingos of Elvas.
They bequeath their part of the estate of S. Domingos, which Mem Rodrigues de Abreu inherited from his father, to João Pereira de Abreu, Mem's brother, with an obligation of five annual masses for their souls. This estate shall pass to the child or grandchild of João Pereira de Abreu who inherits the entail of doutor João Pereira, which Mem Rodrigues de Abreu possessed, and to which he appoints his brother as next administrator.
They entail their landed properties with an obligation of a daily mass prayed by the priests of S. Paulo de Elvas. They appoint as first administrator of this entail Manuel Gomes Ribeiro, brother of D. Constança, if they don't have children. The successor shall be chosen by appointment among his descendants. If no appointment is made, the entail shall pass to his eldest son. If Manuel Gomes Ribeiro dies without descendants, the entail shall pass to one of his brothers or sisters.
They also make donations to the confrarias of S. Pedro de Elvas and of Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Homens Brancos, ordering they pray weekly and annual masses for their souls. These obligations shall only have effect if they don't have children.

Will by which Fernando Nunes Barreto and his wife D. Maria Henriques, declared that they wanted to be buried in the main chapel of the Monastery of Santa Clara. They founded an entail, using some "herdades" located in the parish of São Cosme, in Gondomar, and some houses in Porto. They designated their eldest son to be its first administrator, with the obligation to order the celebration of masses in this monastery and to contract chaplains. They wanted to unit this entail to another called "Morgado dos Freiriz", founded by Fernando Nunes Barreto's grandparents, Fernão Nunes and Isabel Ferraz, which was obligated to the celebration of masses in the Church of Freiriz. This entail should follow the conditions of his grandparents' entail. Fernando Nunes Barreto also declared that he was the administrator of another entail founded by his great-grandmother Beatriz Ferraz, that was obligated to the celebration of 15 masses each year in the Convent of São Francisco, using the rents of a "casal de Campo”, in Avintes. He also succeeded in the entail founded by Filipa Rebelo and Isabel Cardoso, mother and grandmother of Fernão Nunes, with the obligation to celebrate two masses in the altar of Jesus, in the Monastery of São Domingos, using the rents of some "casais" in the parish of Rebordosa, and some houses in Vale de Pegas. Finally, he was the administrator of Catarina Ferraz's entail, with the obligation to celebrate 13 masses in the Altar of São Gonçalo, in the Monastery of São Domingos, using the rents of some houses. All of these three entails of which he was the administrator should be succeeded by the eldest son. Followed by an approval deed dated 1596-05-05.

Will by which João Mendes Valentim expresses his wish to be buried in his tomb in the church of Santa Maria Madalena of Olivença. He entails his third part, headed by his estate of Poço do Carreto, with the obligation of two weekly masses for his soul and the souls of his relatives. He bequeaths it to his son, Bento Mendes, and to his descendants afterwards. If his son dies without successors, the entail will pass to his other son, Manuel Mendes.

DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento de mão comum de Nuno Fernandes Cardoso e sua mulher Leonor Dias (f. 15-26 v.º), aprovado em 1511-04-03, Gaula, na quinta dos testadores, pelo notário da vila de Machico, Ingriote Gil. Traslado de 1687-10-25 a partir de um traslado extraído dos autos de contadoria desta capela, o qual fora copiado do próprio livro de notas de Ingriote Gil. Testamento cerrado com linha branca e selado com sete selos de sinete do dito Nuno Fernandes Cardoso posto em cera vermelha. As alegações dos embargos, f. 9 v.º, referem a existência de um codicilo dos instituidores, que não se encontram nos presentes autos.
FILHOS: Pedro Nunes, herdeiro da terça e testamenteiro; Fernão Nunes; Mecia Nunes, mulher de Garcia da Câmara; Diogo Nunes; Isabel Nunes e João Nunes «nossos derradeiros filhos, são ambos moços de pouca idade» (f. 16 v.º). Os instituidores afirmam que Fernão Nunes e Mecia Nunes já têm seus dotes de casamento «ainda andem estar estes coatro anos em Levante no estudo» (f. 16 v.º), pelo que ordenam que lhes seja dado anualmente, durante quatro anos, 200 arrobas de açúcar branco forros para seu «mantimento e soportamento do dito estudo» (f. 16A).
ENTERRAMENTO: mandam enterrar-se juntos, no meio da sua capela de São João Baptista, junto ao degrau do altar.
MOTIVOS DA FUNDAÇÃO: «temendo nos a Nosso Senhor de alvio poder (f. 15); o testador encontravase doente; descargo de suas consciências.
ENCARGOS PERPÉTUOS:
i) celebrar missa diária e responso com Pater Noster e água benta sobre sua sepultura, celebrada na capela de São João de Latrão, Gaula, que mandam construir na sua latada de malvasia, junto ao caminho do concelho, da banda de cima, dentro de quatro anos, de acordo com as especificações a seguir descritas; tais missas seguiriam o regimento da Santa Madre Igreja, apenas as de sábado seriam à honra de Nossa Senhora da Misericórdia e as de quarta-feira à honra dos bem-aventurados São João Baptista,
São Cristóvão e São Sebastião «que eles sejão sempre ro[gadores] ao Senhor [Deus] por […] nossas almas e lhe queira perdoar suas culpas e pecados» (f. 21-21 v.º).
ii) cera e azeite para as celebrações diárias: círios «de quatro em arratel» para iluminação durante a missa; mais dois círios de meio ou um arrátel para quando levantar a Deus; outros dois círios de cera para os domingos e festas; azeite para manter sempre acesa a lâmpada, dando-se ao capelão três onças de prata quebrada ou sua valia para o efeito (f. 20 º).
iii) manter um capelão que cante a dita capela e diga diariamente as missas e responso, pago todos os anos com 40 onças de prata, mercadoria ou sua justa valia, pelo seu trabalho, mantimento e cuidado coma limpeza e guarda do templo. Os administradores cuidariam que o capelão dissesse as missas e servisse bem a dita capela, recomendando-se «que ho tomem bom segundo Deus e suas comsiencias e antes seja parente que estranho» (f. 21).
iv) reparar e ornamentar a igreja «os ditos nossos testamenteiros sempre olharam para a dita igreja e capela e a repajrarão sempre contanto que o mundo durar de vestimentas e toalhas e frontais e retabolo e sempre teram os ditos dois cales de prata e duas vestimentas a saber hua sempre seda de seda» (f. 21).
ESPECIFICAÇÕES DA CONSTRUÇÃO DA CAPELA: teria 30 côvados de comprimento (a capela com 12 côvados de comprimento e 8 de largura; o corpo da igreja com 20 côvados de comprimento e 12 de largura); todas as paredes seriam de pedra e cal, a porta principal de boa pedra lavrada; o templo seria bem emadeirado e guarnecido e com telha; diante da porta principal e ao seu redor, dar-se-lhe-ia um espaçamento de 20 côvados de comprimento e largura, reservados ao adro; e, ainda, outros 16 côvados de comprimento e 12 de largura de chão para umas casas destinadas ao clérigo ou religioso que «honestamente pouze e viva» (f. 16A v.º). A capela seria «toda tal e tam bem acabada», custando até 150 mil réis. Teria a invocação do bem-aventurado São João de Latrão, estando os instituidores na posse de três bulas do Santo Papa e da igreja de São João de Latrão de Roma, concedendo-lhes privilégios e indulgências para sua edificação (f. 17).
DOTAÇÕES À CAPELA: duas vestimentas guarnecidas de tudo, uma de brocado minhoto e outra de chamalote; um cálice de prata dourado no valor de quatro marcos; um cálice de prata «cham», dourado nas bordas e de dois marcos, para a missa de cote; uma pedra de ara verde com seus corporais, sino, campainha, galhetas e caldeirinha; pia de água benta; tolhas e frontal para o altar; mandam comprar um retábulo no valor aproximado de 10 mil réis da invocação de Nossa Senhora da Misericórdia e de São João Batista, «todo dentro no dito retabolo cada hum em sua parte» (f. 17-17 v.º).
REDUÇÃO DE ENCARGOS:
1.ª redução - uma sentença do bispo D. Luís de Figueiredo Lemos, datada de 1599-02-03, reduz, a pedido do administrador Diogo Nunes “o Comendador” o anal de missas a 120 anuais (cf. traslado a f. 27-28, feito em 1687-10-17).
2.ª redução – outra sentença do mesmo bispo, datada de 1599-09-15, reduz a pensão desta capela a 120 missas anuais (cf. o mesmo traslado a f. 27-28, feito em 1687-10-17). Os administradores Manuel da Câmara Bettencourt e José João Cardoso de Vasconcelos obtêm breves de composição de missas, respetivamente em 1750-01-12 e 1781-02-26.
BENS DO VÍNCULO: capela imposta na terça dos seus bens «nos ambos Nuno Fernandes e Leonor Dias fazemos nossas almas juntamente herdeiras de todas nossas terças assim de bens moveis como as rendas de toda nossa fazenda […]» (f. 17 v.º). A terça seria imposta em bens de raiz «a demasia da terça que nos ficar se nos aparta juntamente ambos e seja em rahiz pera que sempre viva e renda». Mais, apenas um milhão de réis seria destinado à satisfação dos encargos pios e ficaria ao filho Pedro Nunes, já
a demasia de um milhão que sobrasse da terça ficaria aos três filhos Fernão, Diogo e João Nunes, para partir irmãmente entre si, com o encargo de dez missas rezadas de uma só vez (f. 19 v.º-20). «nossa vontade he nam apartarmos mais de um milhão de reis de nossas terças e este em rahiz pera leixarmos a nosso testamenteiro pera que as rendas destrebua por nossas almas o que nos disso nos bem parecer (…) dizemos que o milhão de reis que assim fica do resto destas tersas ambas que nos o tomamos em raiz (…) a qual rahiz por falesimento de nos ambos leixamos a Pedro Nunes nosso filho o quoal fazemos nosso testamenteiro e herdeiro» (f. 20); «a demasia das terças seraa para o testamenteiro e dos que apos ele herdarem as terras pelo seu trabalho e administração» (f. 22 v.º). Os herdeiros manteriam a terça sempre viva, os seus bens não poderiam ser vendidos, escambados, trocados, doados,
aforados ou empenhados. Ordenam que toda a sua fazenda móvel e de raiz «esteja mística e junta coatro anos a saber de 1512 ate o ano de 1515, de maneira que se possam colher as novidades», mesmo que ambos faleçam. (f. 16 v.º). Nesses quatro anos, a fazenda seria administrada pelo cônjuge sobrevivo, com ajuda do seu compadre e sobrinho Sebastião de Morais, a quem deixam 5000 mil réis de rendimento anual, pelo seu trabalho; e ainda que faleçam ambos nesse período, a fazenda continuaria mística e administrada pelo aludido sobrinho. Neste tempo também se cumpririam os encargos estipulados quanto à construção e dotação da ermida.
Nos embargos interpostos em 1687, refere-se que a terça é imposta no serrado do Castelejo, abaixo do caminho do concelho, e noutros bens não identificados devido ao mau estado de conservação do documento (f. 7). Ao tempo da instituição as fazendas rendiam muito, depois foram em grande diminuição (cf. sentença de redução na f. 27 v.º).
SUCESSÃO DO VÍNCULO: nomeiam o filho Pedro Nunes, sucedendo-lhe o filho legítimo primogénito «andarão os que dela desenderem por linha direita mascolina no filho mais velho que for de molher reçebida», com exclusão de linha feminina (f. 22). Não tendo filhos, ficaria do mesmo modo ao irmão Diogo Nunes; na falta de herdeiros sucessivos, passaria aos irmãos João, depois Fernão, depois Mecia Nunes, até que que seu filho seja de idade para administrar a capela. Caso Mecia não tivesse filho legitimo, a terça passaria para a irmã Isabel Nunes, até esta ter um filho varão legítimo. Não tendo os nomeados, todos filhos dos instituidores, filho macho legítimo, em tal caso herdaria o parente mais chegado que fosse homem de legítimo matrimónio. Descendentes.
SISTEMA DE FISCALIZAÇÃO DA CAPELA: os instituidores subordinam a vigilância dos encargos pios apenas aos oficiais da Câmara da vila de Machico, a quem os administradores anualmente apresentariam, para autenticação, uma certidão a atestar que o capelão fora pago das 40 onças de prata ou sua valia. Tal fé seria suficiente, não tendo de prestar contas a qualquer outra justiça «e com isto somos contentes e os avemos aos ditos testamenteiros por quites e livres de não serem oubrigados a dar outra conta somente esta asima dita e com eles não possa entender outra digo entender nenhum juiz dos Reziduos nem ofesiais nenhuas justisas assim ecleziasticas como seculares nem outras nenhuas pessoas de qualquer estado e condisão que sejão nem cruzadas nem bulas nem emdulgensias que pera isso venham» (f. 24).
DÍVIDAS: ordenam que do Montemor dos bens se paguem todas as suas dívidas a mancebos, servidores e todas as mais pessoas que se encontrarem «escritos nos nossos livros do engenho e no livro grande de nossas contas»; não constando de tais livros, pagar-se-ia até à quantia de 4000 réis «se for homem de bem e de crer» e dando seu juramento (f. 15 v.º).
BULAS/ESMOLAS: os instituidores recomendam aos administradores a divulgação, junto dos fiéis cristãos, dos privilégios e indulgências das bulas acima mencionadas, para conhecimento das graças e perdões obtidos com as visitas e esmolas à igreja. Estas e outras esmolas seriam despendidas na fábrica da capela, no que fosse mais preciso. Prescrevem, ainda, a guarda e acatamento dos ditos privilégios «e a não deixem devassar senão a quem for sobjeita por justiça aquele meirinho» (f. 23).
ADMINISTRADORES: foi primeiro administrador o filho Pedro Nunes, sem descendentes; sucede o irmão Diogo Nunes Cardoso. Administradores/prestadores de contas a partir de 1687, data de abertura destes autos: João Nunes de Vasconcelos; Simão Teixeira de Almada, em 1722; de 1724-1728 é administrador Manuel Teixeira de Almada, falecido em 1725; sucede seu filho primogénito, Manuel da Câmara Bettencourt Cardoso c.c. D. Maria Micaela de Vasconcelos e Menezes; em 1775 é administrador José João Cardoso de Vasconcelos (f. 85); o último administrador a figurar nestes autos é Nuno Fernandes Cardoso e Vasconcelos, que presta contas desde 1835, sendo que a última conta, de 1871, foi tomada à revelia do administrador.
Outras informações do testamento (f. 15-26 v.º)
CONTAS/LEGADOS:
i) deixam ao sobrinho Garcia Nunes 50 arrobas de açúcar branco forros do quarto por serviços prestados, além de outros que lhes tinham dado quando foi a Rochela (La Rochelle);
ii) contas com António de Espínola, Álvaro Esteves e Sebastião Gomes e seus parceiros de 10$000 réis do seu arrendamento. Tendo dado 1000 réis a Ambrósio de Pinta, enviado por António de Espínola, este fugira com o dinheiro, pelo que manda que sejam pagos na condição de António de Espínola jurar que tal fuga não foi por causada pelos testadores;
iii) das suas terças, mandam que se perfaçam à filha Mecia Nunes 4200 cruzados com encargo de uma missa anual em dia de Santa Maria de Agosto, conforme estipulado na doação que lhes fizeram (f. 18);
iv) também das suas terças, deixam à filha Isabel Nunes 400 mil réis em móvel e dinheiro quando casasse, em dois ou três anos, com o encargo de uma missa em dia de São João Baptista, em sua vida (f. 18).
vi) contas com o irmão do testador, João Nunes.
vii) deixam 10$000 réis para resgate de um cativo da terra dos mouros;
viii) 6$000 réis a duas órfãs para ajuda do seu casamento, a dar dentro de quatro anos.
LITERACIA: assinam pela testadora Sebastião de Morais e Mestre Fernando.
TESTEMUNHAS: Sebastião de Morais; Pedro Lopes, escrivão do almoxarifado: Luís Mendes de […]; Jordão Fernandes, cavaleiro; Mestre Fernando; Fernão Nunes e João Nunes, filhos do testador.
Outros documentos:
F. 2-4 – Petição do morgado de São João Latrão, João Nunes de Vasconcelos, com despacho de 1687-09-13, a requerer vista da sentença do JRC, respeitante à conta da capela de Nuno Fernandes Cardoso e mulher e da capela do Dr. Pedro Nunes. Segue-se certidão da sentença emitida em 1687-09-12, no contexto de uma tomada de contas desta capela, em que o administrador foi condenado foi condenado em 304$000 réis e onde se ordenou o sequestro dos seus bens, para se colocar em pregão na praça e
posterior arrematação. Refere-se que as contas foram feitas conforme sentença de redução (a 100 réis cada uma). Segue-se o traslado da notificação do administrador, no dia seguinte Traslado de 1687-09-15.
F. 4 v.º-5 – Termo de declaração prestada pelo morgado Nuno João Nunes de Vasconcelos, de como nesta causa cível de vista de sentença constituía seus procuradores a António Mendes Peixoto, Pedro Nunes e Jerónimo Teixeira de Góis. 1687-09-15.
F. 6-12 – ALEGAÇÕES DOS EMBARGOS interpostos pelo morgado João Nunes de Vasconcelos, contestando o erro das contas e a sentença supra do juiz dos Resíduos, António Tavares e Sousa «de erro intoleravel lesam e incompetência e nulidade contra a sentença» (f. 6). A destacar: O embargante distingue os vínculos instituídos por Nuno Fernandes Cardoso e mulher e o vínculo instituído por seu filho Dr. Pedro Nunes, ambos anexos à capela de São João Latrão de Gaula, não possuindo os bens deste último, como adiante se verá.
VÍNCULO DE PEDRO NUNES (f. 6 v.º-7): falecido nesta Ilha em 1550-06-02, por não ter filhos legítimos, «instituyu fidei comisso com encargo de missa quotidiana celebrada outrossim na dita igreja de Sam Joam de Letrano» (f. 6 v.º). Note-se, porém, que na certidão da sentença de redução f. 27-29, diz-se que a capela do Dr. Pedro Nunes tem o encargo anual de três missas semanais – às segundas dos Fiéis de Deus, às quintas do Espírito Santo e às sextas das Chagas de Cristo–, mais as missas das festas de Nossa Senhora, as três do Natal, as missas das festas dos Apóstolos e de todos os dias santos que a igreja manda guardar, dando-se ao capelão «a esmola que com ele se aviesse», com cera, vinho, hóstias e responso segundo a forma do testamento (f. 27 v.º).
Bens do fidei comisso: casas na rua do Peixe, para a banda do mar, que é hoje a rua dos Mercadores, em que morou Gaspar Ferreira de Faria, mercador, e em Gaula as terras do [Pico] das Iroses, acima do caminho […] (f. 7 v.º).
Sucessão do fidei comisso: refere-se que o instituidor fez varias «substituições», e lista-se os administradores mais recentes: por morte de Garcia Gonçalves da Câmara sucedeu seu filho legítimo mais velho, o capitão João de Bettencourt de Vasconcelos; a este sucedeu o filho mais velho «que por nome nam perca» (f. 7 v.º), menor, tendo por tutor o capitão Roque Acciaiolly de Vasconcelos, que tomou posse dos bens em Gaula e Funchal. Por ocasião do litígio (1688) estes bens eram administrados pela mulher e filho de João Bettencourt de Vasconcelos.
VÍNCULO DE NUNO FERNANDES CARDOSO E MULHER: refere-se que passados muitos anos Diogo Nunes de Gaula “o Velho”, comendador, sucede na administração da capela de São João Latrão e terças a ela anexas, por ser descendente e bisneto por linha direita masculina dos instituidores Nuno Fernandes Cardoso e mulher e por outra cabeça, como filho do Dr. Tomé Nunes, sobrinho do dito Dr. Pedro Nunes, possuiu também o fidei comisso (f. 6 v.º-7).
Foi ele quem impetrou um Breve Apostólico para redução das missas de ambos os vínculos, dado pelo bispo D. Luís de Figueiredo, tendo obtido sentença de redução que reduziu o vínculo de Nuno Fernandes Cardo e mulher a 120 missas anuais e o fidei comisso do Dr. Pedro Nunes a 133 missas anuais.
ERROS NAS CONTAS: contesta ter de pagar 2968 missas por 12 anos (1674-1686), quando parte delas são do fidei comisso. Contesta também o facto de se não contar as missas ditas fora da dita ermida, uma vez que os juízes antecessores e o corregedor Ambrósio de Sequeira levaram em conta as quitações ditas fora da capela; alega ainda a «priscripçam ordenada ou imemorial e contra a Igreja se prescreve por espaço de 100 anos e assim contra a vontade dos instituidores se dá prescripção e se pode prescrever
per espaço de 100 anos ha oubrigação de dos administradores mandarem dizer missa na dita capela» (f. 9 v.º); para além disso, as alegações dos embargos referem a existência de um codicilo feito pelos instituidores onde declaram que era sua tenção que só nas festas da Páscoa e outros dias solenes se dissesse missa na dita capela «por se longe e com discomodo, que pudesse man[dar (…) as mais missas fora da dita Igreja» (f. 9 v.º).
JURISDIÇÃO E COMPETÊNCIAS DO JUIZ DOS RESÍDUOS: contesta a jurisdição e autoridade do juiz António Tavares e Sousa «contra todo o dito exercita o dito oficio insistindo e difamando que he Provedor das Capelas nesta ilha antes esta intruzo no dito oficio tomando e uzurpando a jurdição real e tomando mais dela do que per sua carta lhe he concedido por Sua Magestade» (f. 10) (…) o senhor juiz dos Reziduos desta ilha enquanto o he pela carta da merce que Sua Magestade ouve por bem fazer-lhe passada em Lisboa a 22 de Dezembro de 16[..]6 do dito oficio não pode tomar conta dos encargos das capelas e morgados, porquanto não pode uzar nesta ilha da jurisdiçam e alçada da que uza o Provedor das Capelas e Rezidos da cidade de Lisboa e não tem conexidade algua a jurdiçam e alçada do dito provedor de Lisboa com o oficio do juiz dos Rezidos desta ilha que o dito Antonio Tavares nela exercita
porquanto o da cidade de Lisboa so nela se pode praticar e não nesta Jlha e não tem o dito juiz dos Rezidos desta Jlha poder para conhecer e tomar conta das capelas e morgados nem para fazer socrestos» (f. 10 v.º).
VONTADE DO FUNDADOR COMO LEI: «conforme o direito nato as verbas dos testamentos se deve comprir e guardar mas mais em particular a ultima e derradeira vontade dos testadores que sempre e em todo o cazo tem o primeiro lugar e por palavras tam expressas os ditos instituidores excluirão aos juizes dos Rezidos e assim a todas as mais justissas e seus ministro que não podessem tomar as contas da dita capela nem constranger nem oubrigar a seus administradores nem a lhes tirar os bens das ditas suas
terças e como se sogeitarão a justiça que foi os oficiais da Câmara da vila de Machico, não se pode dizer que com eles administradores pela dita clausula se entenda a Ordenação do reino». (f. 11 v.º).
F. 12-12 v.º - Despacho do JRC António Tavares e Sousa a deferir para o procurador do Juízo. 1687-10-09.
F. 13 – Informação do procurador do JRC a solicitar para o embargante acostar aos autos a carta de confirmação de que faz menção no penúltimo artigo dos seus embargos, bem como certidão do traslado do testamento do instituidor e da sentença de abaixamento de D. Luís de Figueiredo. S.d.
F. 14 – Notificação do despacho ao morgado João Nunes de Vasconcelos, tendo este respondido que a carta d’el-rei de confirmação do testamento estava no arquivo da Câmara da vila de Machico. 1687-10-22.
F. 15-26 v.º - Traslado do testamento.
F. 27-29 – Certidão com o teor das sentenças de redução, dadas pelo bispo D. Luís de Figueiredo de Lemos, dos encargos das missas e obrigações que o administrador Diogo Nunes de Gaula tinha na ermida de São João de Latrão. Certidão emitida em 1687-10-17, a partir de outra extraída dos autos de contadoria desta capela e passada por Lourenço de Abreu, escrivão do Juízo do Resíduo Eclesiástico, em 1599-09-15.
1.ª sentença de abaixamento em 1599-02-03 – o anal de missas da capela de Nuno Fernandes Cardoso e mulher é reduzido para 128 missas cada ano, incluindo a de São João Baptista, pagando-se ao capelão os 12$800 réis que valiam as 40 onças de prata, à razão de 100 réis por missa, atendendo à ermida estar no monte, longe da vila, casa e assento. Por outro lado, as missas da capela do Dr. Pedro Nunes são fixadas em 133 cada ano, pagando-se a mesma esmola de tostão para se celebrarem na mesma ermida (f. 28).
2.ª sentença de abaixamento em 1599-05-07 – a pensão da capela de Nuno Fernandes Cardoso e mulher foi reduzida para 120 missas anuais, abatendo-se 8 missas das 128 reduzidas na anterior sentença, visto considerar-se sobrar um vintém em cada uma onça de prata – isto é, dois cruzados nas 40 onças que os instituidores Nuno Fernandes Cardoso e mulher deixaram para o anal.
F. 31-31 v.º - Sentença do JRC, datada de 1688-09-15, por onde julga por não provados os embargos interpostos pelo morgado João Nunes de Vasconcelos, manda cumprir a sentença dada nos autos da capela de Nuno Fernandes Cardoso e mulher, o que determinou pela vistoria efetuada à igreja de São João de Latrão (c. f.2-3, despacho do JRC, datado de 1687-09-12). Quanto à condenação feita ao embargante a respeito da capela de Pedro Nunes, revoga a sentença nesta parte por constar não possuir os respetivos bens, agora administrados pelos herdeiros de João de Bettencourt e Vasconcelos.
F. 33-33 v.º – Petição de João Nunes de Vasconcelos a pedir vista da sentença para embargos. Despacho de 1688-09-28. Nova petição do mesmo morgado, datada de 1688-10-06, a pedir a ratificação da apelação feita para a Casa da Suplicação ou tribunal competente sobre a referida sentença.
F. 37 – Quitação a atestar que o morgado Simão Teixeira Cardoso mandou celebrar 360 missas correspondentes aos anos de 1722 a 1724, sendo 120 missas de cada ano. 1728-08-28.
F. 38 – Quitação a referir que, de 1724 a agosto de 1728, fora administrador Manuel Teixeira de Almada, falecido em 1725, sucedendo o filho primogénito Manuel da Câmara Bettencourt. 1728-08-15.
F. 42-42 v.º – Petição de Manuel da Câmara Bettencourt e traslado de uma certidão do escrivão do Juízo do Resíduo Eclesiástico, datada de 1733-08-30, em que o bispo do Funchal concedeu ao suplicante licença por um ano para mandar celebrar as missas em dívida, tempo esse em que se reedificaria e ornaria a capela, sendo que no prazo de um mês deveria apresentar certidão da satisfação da pensão de missas até o presente ano de 1733. Traslado de 1735-08-30.
F. 45 – Petição de Manuel da Câmara Bettencourt a solicitar licença para celebrar as missas desta capela em qualquer altar ou igreja, visto o rendimento do morgadio não chegar para tão grande estipêndio; esclarece que são pedidos 400 réis de esmola por cada missa devido à grande distância da vila ao lugar de Gaula. Despacho de 1738-08-28.
F. 45 v.º – Informação do vigário de Santa Cruz sobre os religiosos existentes naquela freguesia, sobre os valores cobrados por cada missa e, ainda, acerca da pensão de missas desta capela, para o que consultou o tombo 1.º da igreja, f. 59 v.º e o tombo 2.º, f. 710. Conclui que os avós do administrador disseram 120 missas até o tempo em o corregedor veio em correição e obrigou o administrador a dizer as 128 missas, o que se manteve desde então. Quanto aos religiosos esclarece: não havia sacerdote na Freguesia de Gaula, apenas na vila de Santa Cruz, e tirando os sacerdotes que servem benefício restavam desocupados os seguintes: padre João de Gouveia, com obrigação da capela do Rosário e Misericórdia; padre António Baptista, com obrigação da capela de São Francisco Xavier, padre Henrique Moniz, desocupado de benefício e capelas; padre Félix de Morais Drumond, com obrigação da capela de São João de Latrão, que continuava a dizer as missas da dita capela aos domingos e dias santos a 300 réis cada uma, porém queria que se lhe pagasse 400 e 350 réis; o padre guardião do convento de Santa Cruz afiançou não mandar qualquer religioso por menos de 400 réis, o mesmo diziam os sacerdotes acima mencionados. 1738-09-15.
F. 46 – Termo feito pelo escrivão do JRC, onde refere que o morgado Manuel da Câmara Bettencourt Cardoso satisfez a capela até o ano de 1734; e que de 1735 a 1739 contabilizavam-se 600 missas, de que se deveria abater 24 do erro das contas anteriores, restando 572 missas por dizer. 1740-10-15.
F. 57 a 60 – Breve de composição de missas, com régio beneplácito para execução, alcançado pelo administrador Manuel da Câmara Bettencourt Cardoso, em 1750-01-12. Original em latim e tradução de 1752-02-29.
F. 85-86 – Petição do administrador José João Cardoso de Vasconcelos a requerer que se determine por sentença que o suplicante é somente obrigado à satisfação das missas correspondentes às 40 onças de prata segundo o seu valor legal, pela esmola que se pudesse dizer; apresenta dois fundamentos: a instituição e a lei de 9 de setembro de 1769, §20, em que se determina a inteligência taxativa dos encargos e não demonstrativa, ainda que as cláusulas das instituições dispusessem o contrário. Despacho do JRC de 1775-01-17.
F. 87 – Parecer do procurador do JRC. 1775-01-24.
F. 87 v.º – Despacho concordante do JRC, a julgar que as 40 onças de prata eram a esmola taxativa que o administrador deveria despender em missas, pela esmola do tempo presente, e de acordo com a distância da capela e a falta de sacerdotes; porém, seria obrigado à diligência prévia de encontrar o sacerdote que as celebrasse com o menor custo. Esclarece que as ditas 40 onças de prata correspondiam a 5 marcos, cada marco 6$400 réis, que totalizavam 32$000 réis. 1775-02-03.
F. 89-92 – Breve de composição de missas, com régio beneplácito para execução, alcançado por José João Cardoso de Vasconcelos, em 1781-02-26. Original em latim e tradução de 1783-07-24.
F. 108 – Despacho do JRC, de 1791-07-20, a desobrigar o administrador até o ano de 1790, inclusive, com sobras de 2500 réis para futura conta.
F. 109 v.º – Conta tomada pelo presidente da Comissão Administrativa da Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Funchal ao administrador Nuno Fernando Cardoso, que considera a capela satisfeita até 1835, inclusive. Set. 1835.
F. 112 – Citação ao administrador Nuno Fernandes Cardoso, morador na Rochinha de Cima, Freguesia de Santa Maria Maior, para prestar contas do ano de 1740 a 1860. 1870-09-05.
F. 113-114 v.º - Conta tomada à revelia do administrador Nuno Fernando Cardoso, pelo administrador do concelho do Funchal – a qual foi julgada por sentença do mesmo administrador do concelho, de 1871-03-
29, condenando-o na comutação dos legados pios não cumpridos de 1840 a 1860, inclusive na importância de 672$000 réis.
F. 118 – Citação ao administrador Nuno Fernando Cardoso quanto à sentença retro. O administrador residia então à rua da Fábrica, Freguesia da Sé. 1871-08-02.
F. 119 – Termo de custas processuais. 1872-05-04.
ANEXO: Autos cíveis de execução de sentença por encargos pios de 1840 a 1860, no importe de 672$000 réis mais custas. Autor exequente: o Hospital de São José de Lisboa e a Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Funchal; réu executado: Nuno Fernando Cardoso, morador na rua da Fábrica, Freguesia da Sé. 1871-1874. 95 f.
Contém, nomeadamente:
F. 2-8 – Carta de execução de sentença da Administração do Concelho do Funchal, cabeça das duas comarcas Oriental e Ocidental do distrito do Funchal. 1781-09-07.
F. 11-25 – Autos de penhora (15) de rendimentos de fazendas e águas de várias porções de terra na Freguesia de Gaula, que são ou foram do executado Nuno Fernando Cardoso de Vasconcelos.
Localização das propriedades: sítio de São João; sítio do Calhau da Fonte; sítio da Torre; sítio da Faia; sítio da Levada da Roda; sítio da Levada da Roda; sítio da Levada do Louro; sítio do Salão, onde chamam o Rabete. Águas: Levadinha da Fonte do Lopo; água da capela de São João Latrão, que nasce na Ribeira de Gomes Vares.
F. 76-79 v.º – Termo (s.d.) de exame dos documentos por onde se conhecem os créditos de cada um dos compradores dos terrenos e águas que pertenceram ao morgado Nuno Fernando Cardoso, contra os quais correu a execução retro.
F. 80-81 – Termo de depósito e obrigação. 1873-04-09.
F. 93 v.º – Conhecimento de 1874-03-28, data mais recente dos autos.

Will by which Beatriz Soares, Diogo Fernandes' widow, appointed the officials of the brotherhood of Almas do Purgatório e Anjo S. Miguel to administrate the chapel she had established in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires, to which she had entailed houses in Rua de Cata-que-farás, Lisboa.
The testator left 4 houses in that street to her cousin, Briolanja Godinho, Pedro Henriques' widow, and to her 3 daughters in order to help them getting married. If all of them died before marrying, all the properties would be transmitted to their mother. She bequeathed 2 houses in that street to Garcia Soares, her nephew; other houses to her niece, D. Maria; other houses to her nephew, Fernando Soares; a house in that street and an annual quantity of sugar ("100 arrobas") extracted from her sugarcane plantation in Ilha de S. Tomé to her cousin, Isabel Furtado; other houses to Gaspar Sineiros, her cousin; other houses to Leonor Álvares, her cousin, Licenciado Diogo Pinto's wife, and other houses to Elvira Rodrigues, Diogo Fernandes's wife.
She declared, at last, that every person to which she had left any assets were henceforth obligated to support the perpetual celebration of an annual sung mass in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires, where her body would be buried alongside the remains of her son, João Álvares.

Will by which Beatriz Soares, Diogo Fernandes' widow, appointed the officials of the brotherhood of Almas do Purgatório e Anjo S. Miguel to administrate the chapel she had established in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires, to which she had entailed houses in Rua de Cata-que-farás, Lisboa.
The testator left 4 houses in that street to her cousin, Briolanja Godinho, Pedro Henriques' widow, and to her 3 daughters in order to help them getting married. If all of them died before marrying, all the properties would be transmitted to their mother. She bequeathed 2 houses in that street to Garcia Soares, her nephew; other houses to her niece, D. Maria; other houses to her nephew, Fernando Soares; a house in that street and an annual quantity of sugar ("100 arrobas") extracted from her sugarcane plantation in Ilha de S. Tomé to her cousin, Isabel Furtado; other houses to Gaspar Sineiros, her cousin; other houses to Leonor Álvares, her cousin, Licenciado Diogo Pinto's wife, and other houses to Elvira Rodrigues, Diogo Fernandes's wife.
She declared, at last, that every person to which she had left any assets were henceforth obligated to support the perpetual celebration of an annual sung mass in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires, where her body would be buried alongside the remains of her son, João Álvares.

Will of Juliana de Matos, ordering her grave in the church of Menino Jesus, in the convent of Santa Mónica, in Évora. She instituted a chapel, entailing her assets, after the legacies had been fulfilled, for the celebration of charges, in the church of that monastery. She appoints Domingos Vaz Roxo, first administrator and then his children. If he had no children, the administrator could appoint a suitable person to succeed him.

Will of Miguel de Magalhães and Simoa Florina, his wife, founding a chapel and appointing Gregório Ribeiro, their nephew, as their successor.

Will made by Pedro da Ponte in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every year in the church of São Miguel, in Ponta Delgada, where his body should be buried. He named his son António as first administrator and after his death the entail should always be administrated, preferably, by the eldest male heir.

Will by which D. Martinho de Castelo Branco, Conde de Vila Nova de Portimão, bequeathed the third part of his assets to his wife, asking her to use a portion of its value to give a dowry to their daughter, D. Maria. If the latter died before marrying, it would be divided among his sons, D. João, D. António and D. Afonso. He declared that the next heir of Vicente Afonso Valente's entail, which he administrated, would be obligated to give 2 arrobas of sugar, every year, to the convent of S. Francisco de Xabregas, as it was determined by the testator's father, D. Gonçalo Vaz de Castelo Branco. He also indicates that during the time he had administrated the entail, he had paid more for its pious obligations than all of his predecessors. The testator had made a list with all of those obligations for his successors to know which they had to fulfil. He asked the King tho confirm the title of Conde de Vila Nova to his son, D. Francisco de Castelo Branco. His body would be buried in the church of S. Martinho of Lisboa, where his father's remains lied.
Followed by an approval deed issued on 1526-11-26.

Will by which D. Martinho de Castelo Branco Valente, Senhor de Vila Nova de Portimão, ordered the renovation of his chapel in the church of S. Martinho of Lisboa, where his heir would guarantee that a perpetual daily mass for his soul would be celebrated. If the testator did not leave an heir, his brother, D. Diogo, would inherit his patrimony, administrate his noble house and would be responsible for the appointment of a chaplain.

Will by which Gil Esteves Fariseu, Cavaleiro, bequeathed lands (casal) in Louriceira to the convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça of Lisboa, obligating its friars to celebrate, in perpetuity, annual masses for his soul and for the soul of his wife, Sancha Eanes. He ordered that his houses in Bucelas should be transformed into a shelter ("albergaria") prepared to receive poor people. He designated Gonçalo Lourenço, Escrivão da Puridade do Rei, to become his heir, asking him to erect a grave in the chapel of the cabido of that convent, where his body would be deposited.

Will made by Maria Rodovalho in which she ordered, among several other dispositions, the foundation of two entails. The first entail should have a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every year, in the day of N. Sra da Assunção, on her mother's grave in the monastery of S. Francisco, where her body should be buried. To administrate this entail she ordered the executor of her will to appoint a female relative that should also appoint a female successor after her death, so that the entail was always administrated by woman. The second entail had a perpetual obligation of one mass celebrated every week and she appointed her son Francisco Correia to administrate it during his life, and after his death the succession should continue on the eldest male heir, preferably.

Will of Maria Rodrigues, widow of Pedro Raposo, bequeathing her available portion to her son, António Raposo, with the pious obligation of some annual masses. If António Raposo dies without heirs, her other son, João Raposo Pavão and his lineage will inherit her available portion, with all its obligations.
Will approved in 1661-07-11 and opened in 1661-12-11.

Will made by Gonçalo Gonçalves Peixoto, abade de Telões e de Vila Nova, in which he ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year in the monastery of Pombeiro. He appointed Gomes Gonçalves Peixoto to be the first administrator during his lifetime.
He also founded a shelter in his houses, located in Vale de Donas, for twelve poor people.

Will by which Manuel Mendes Mexia Botelho, expresses his wish to be buried in the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Rosário of the main church of Olivença. He bequeaths his third part to his cousin and wife, D. Joana Botelho de Vasconcelos, as an entail and chapel, during her lifetime, with the obligation of a mass in the day of S. José. After her death, the entail shall pass to their eldest son, José Mexia, and to his descendants, or to his siblings. If they don't have descendants, the entail will pass to one of their cousins, Pedro Vaz Pinto or D. Antónia Lacerda.
He declares he possesses several entails, which he bequeaths his eldest son, João Mendes Mexia: the entail established by his great-grandfather, João Mendes Gastão, consisting of the estates of Poço de Carreto and Massias and an obligation of four annual masses, to which he annexes properties; the entail founded by Manuel Mendes Mexia, his grandfather, consisting of the estate of Porto Cordeiro and 30 annual masses; the chapel founded by Isabel Mendes Gago, consisting of the orchard called Borges in Vale da Corna, and an obligation of 10 annual masses; the chapel founded by Maria Rodrigues Prado, consisting of three annual masses entailed to farmlands and houses in Olivença; the chapel founded by Pedro de Cascais de Abreu, which he gained through a sentence in his favour, consisting of leases and the estate of Cascais, in Alparragena; a chapel which he inherited after the death of padre João Aires, consisting of farmlands in Olivença; the chapel founded by Manuel Mendes Gastão, with two annual masses entailed to farmlands in Fonte do Estaço; the chapel founded by his aunt, Maria Mendes Gaga, with two annual masses entailed to another farmland.
He also bequeaths his son the chapels which had belonged to his mother, D. Catarina de Matos, and to his grandmother: the chapel founded by Rui Mendes Cavaleiro, whose institution he possesses, with an obligation of 11 annual masses; the chapel founded by Francisca Rodrigues de Oliveira, with an obligation of an annual mass entailed to properties listed in the will of Simão Martins Velho; the chapel founded by Rui Martins, with an obligation of 10 annual masses; the entail founded by Mateus Rodrigues Justo, his grandfather, with an obligation of 28 annual masses; the chapels which had belonged to Simão Martins de Matos and another chapel founded by doutor Pedro de Cascais, with properties in Cabeço do Verdelho.
He also possesses properties in Alvaiázere which will be inherited by his goddaughter, D. Catarina Josefa, daughter of João Antunes Gago, his uncle. He also appoints his son José Mexia as the next administrator of a chapel which he had inherited from João Antunes Gago's wife, which had been founded by one of his aunts and is entailed to a public debt instrument.

Will made by Eugénia Damas in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail and chapel with a perpetual mass obligation of half anal of masses, that being 26 masses, celebrated every year on her chapel of N. Sra. da Conceição, in the church of Santiago of Marvão. She named her goddaughter Maria Gonçalves Delgada as first administrator of the entail and her eldest heirs after her. If she died without children, then the administration should be handled to one of the children or grandchildren of her uncle João Dama, who departed to Brazil and lived there. If João Dama had no children or grandchildren, then the Confraria do Santíssimo Sacramento should inherit the entail.

Will made by Pedro Fernandes, colaço da infanta D. Filipa, in which he ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year in the church of São Salvador of Alcáçovas. He appointed João Ramalho to be the first administrator during his lifetime. He entailed to his chapel his estates in Alcácer do Sal.

Will by which Doutor Pedro Nicolau and Catarina Prester, his mother, Nicolau Afonso's widow, establish an entail with houses in Lisboa, whose revenues should support the celebration of annual masses in the church of Santa Justa of Lisboa, where their bodies should be buried. The entail shall be inherited by one of Pedro Nicolau's sons or, if he dies childless, it will be transmitted to Lourenço Fernandes and his wife, Catarina Prester's niece.

Will by which Fernando Gil bequeaths houses in Lisboa to his son, Gil, obligating him and his descendants to support the celebration of annual masses for his soul in the church of S. Nicolau of that city, where his body would be buried. If Gil dies childless, the entail should be inherited by his brother, António.

Will by which Inês Gonçalves Batavias confirmed the application of her reserved portions to her entail.

Will of Rui de Oliveira, nephew and administrator of the chapel founded by Afonso Dias de Brião, in which he declared a list of all the assets he found entailed to the chapel, and the intention to annex other properties in order to ensure that a daily mass was always preached on the chapel. He also founded a chapel with a daily mass obligation preached for his own soul and for the soul of his mother, naming the oficiais da câmara da vila de Montemor-o-Velho as administrators of the chapel.

Will of Vicente Simões Valarinho and Leonor de Sárrea, his wife, having a chapel built at the Sé de Silves, dedicated to Senhora da Piedade, entailing the thirds of their assets to entail and appointing his son older to administer it.

Will of Rui Vaz do Trato founding a chapel of the invocation of S. Vicente in the church of S. Miguel of Vila Franca do Campo, with the pious obligation of twelve masses. He appoints his wife, Catarina Gomes, to be administrator and, after her death, she will be succeeded by their first born son and his descendants.

Will of João Fernandes and Catarina Rodrigues Pimenta, his wife, naming heir and executor whatever survived of them. They want to be buried in their chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Moura. They establish a chapel, entailing all their untested assets, to fulfill the charges. They nominate the one who survived as the first administrator, and it was up to him or her to nominate the successor, and so on. If one of the administrators did not appoint a successor, the chapel would pass to the judges and clerk of the municipality of Moura.
The will allows for the survivor of the couple to establish another chapel, in the hermitage of Santo António, with the assets located there. If not, they would revert to the main chapel.
It is inserted in an exemplification (dated 1622-06-13), with an approval deed (dated 1504-12-26).

Will by which Mestre Afonso das Leis, Vice-chanceler do Rei D. Pedro, bequeaths the third part of his assets, including his farmstead (quinta) of Calhariz, to his son, Fernando Pires, obligating him and his descendants to sustain a chaplain who should celebrate masses for his soul and those of his relatives in an unidentified church. He demands that his father's will, in which he had established an entail, should be fulfilled. The testator declares that his body should be buried in the church of S. Francisco of Avignon, since he currently resides in that city.

Will of capitão Simão Luís Carolo founding an annual of prayed masses and a chapel of sung masses for his and his parents' souls in the main chapel of the monastery of S. Francisco of Horta, in Faial Island, which he agreed with the friars of S. Francisco to build, receiving in exchange, for him and his successors, its right of patronage. He appoints as his chapel's first administrator Padre João Álvares de Medeiros, his cousin, and, after his death, Manuel Luís Carolo, his nephew.
Will opened in 1676-11-02 and approved in 1676-10-14.

Will of Susana Afonso, widow of Mateus Vaz Pacheco, founding a chapel of masses and appointing his sons, Paulo Pacheco and Custódio Pacheco, as her executors and administrators, and, after their death, their offspring in a rotary administration, if both have descendants.
Will approved in 1558-03-22.

Will of Salvador Mendes and Maria Pais/Pires, establishing a chapel in the Church of Santa Maria Madalena in Monforte, with the obligation of a daily requiem mass, along with other masses on the main religious festivities of the year. The masses would be celebrated for the benefit of the souls of the testators, their parents and all those who had done good deeds and belonged to their lineage. A clergyman of the family was to be chosen as chaplain. The couple appointed their son, Estêvão Salvador, as administrator, followed by the closest and most honourable relative. Women and clerics were excluded from the administration.

Will made by Tomé Afonso in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of a chapel of weekly masses celebrated in the church of N. Sra. do Rosário, in Vila Franca do Campo, where his body should be buried. He named his uncle Pedro Afonso as first administrator and his cousin Jácome Gado after his death, and from there on the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir, and if he had none, the administration should be transmitted to Paulo Gago, also a cousin of the institutor.

Will of Violante de Almeida, widow of João Frade de Pina, founding an entail, called of Tramagal, with masses in the monastery of S. Domingos of Abrantes, and appointing Lucas Frade de Almeida, her son. She orders that the entailed quarter of her assets should be united to her husband's quarter to belong to their offspring and descendants. Her entail have the same clauses and obligations as her hurband's entail.
Will approved in 1642-04-30.

DOCUMENTO/DATA DE INSTITUIÇÃO: testamento aprovado em 1598-04-23. Tabelião: João Tavira de Cartas.
ENCARGOS (ANUAIS): três missas de Natal; obrigação dos administradores do morgado usarem o apelido Acciaioly para "que haja memoria he Ilembrança do noço nome". Uma informação do encarregado do cartório das capelas, datada de 1842-02-11 (f. 129), refere que esta e outras capelas do comendador João José de Bettencourt e Freitas, foram reduzidas à pensão anual de uma missa rezada e um responso.
SUCESSÃO: nomeia a mulher Maria de Vasconcelos, e por sua morte a terça seria anexada ao morgadio de seus pais e irmão, administrado pelo seu filho primogénito Francisco Acciaioly, seguindo a linha de sucessão estipulada no morgadio.
BENS VINCULADOS: terça dos seus bens, sendo que o testador pede que as casas onde vive "ande na dita tersa de meus bens". Uma nota inscrita na folha de rosto do processo, informa que esta capela está imposta no serrado denominado Dom João. A verba declaratória, datada de 1858-03-08 (f. 129 v.9-130), refere que os bens desta terça - uma porção de terra no sítio do Caminho do Palheiro, Freguesia de Santa Maria Maior, com quatro horas de água em cada giro da Levada do Bom Sucesso - foram sub-rogados por uma porção de benfeitorias existentes no prédio n.° 11 da rua de João Tavira, Freguesia da Sé.
ADMINISTRADOR EM 1614: a mulher.
ÚLTIMO ADMINISTRADOR: o filho Francisco Acciaioly e João José de Bettencourt e Freitas.
OUTRAS INFORMAÇÕES DO TESTAMENTO (fl. 10 a 15):
FILHOS: primogénito Francisco Acciaioly; D. Maria; D. Lourença.
CAPELA: fundador da capela do capítulo do Convento de São Francisco, onde tem sua sepultura.
RETÁBULO: como mordomo da confraria do Santíssimo Sacramento, começou a fazer a guarnição do retábulo "que esta em branco", manda dourá-lo à conta do acerto de contas com a mesma confraria, além de 8 libras de ouro que emprestou aos padres da Companhia
ESCRAVOS: à filha D. Maria deu a moça Luzia e à filha D. Lourença deu a moça Agueda, as quais moças foram dadas "em nassendo (...) e ellas as criarão".
TESTEMUNHAS: licenciado Manuel Afonso Arrais, mestre escola na Sé do Funchal; Manuel Rodrigues, sapateiro; Manuel da Fonseca, criado de Zenóbio Acciaioly; Diogo Gomes, dourador; Manuel Ribeiro, cirurgião, todos moradores na cidade do Funchal.
OUTROS DOCUMENTOS:
F. 16 - Declaração assinada por D. Francisco Acciaioly de Vasconcelos em 1634-12-01, onde atesta que o testamento de seu pai, inserto nestes autos, fora extraído de um outro que dera ao escrivão André Gonçalves de Andrade.

Will by which Pedro Esteves de Unhão and his wife, Clara Afonso, establish a chapel dedicated to Santo Eustáquio in the cathedral of Lisboa, with a chaplain who shall pray for their souls. They also found a hospital of the same invocation in their houses, which shall feed and dress three poor people. They entail to these institutions their quinta da Panasqueira, casais of Caparide, Negranças, Mastronças, Arranhol, Carrasqueira, Monte Serves, and Santa Eulália, salterns in Tojal and houses in Lisboa. After their deaths, the administration of their chapel and hospital shall be bequeathed to João Eanes and Afonso Domingos and to their children.

Will by which Francisco Eanes, Fidalgo da Casa do Rei, establishes an entail with his farmstead (quinta) of Paço do Lumiar, houses in Lisboa, lands (casal) in Monsaravia and other properties (herdades) in the outskirts of Sintra, whose revenues should support the celebration of annual masses for his soul and his ancestors' souls in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. He appoints Catarina Fernandes, his wife, to be its first administrator. After her death, it should be inherited by Nicolau Teixeira. The testator declares that his remains should be buried in that convent, inside the grave where his father is buried. Followed by an approval deed issued on 1506-05-13 and a termo issued on 1510-06-22.

Will of Afonso Lourenço. He entails a third part of his assets, located in Ponta do Pargo, in the outskirts of Funchal, and appoints André Ribeiro, his son-in-law, as administrator, after his legacies have been fulfilled. A grandson of the institutor was to succeed him.

Will by which Baltasar Gomes Favacho expressed his wish to be buried in the church of Santo André of Estremoz and founded a chapel in the church of São Vicente of Évora. He wanted to entail the herdade of Favacha, on the outskirts of Estremoz and other assets. He designated padre João Dias Favacho to be its chaplain and, after his death, another priest with the surname Favacho. If there were no priests with this surname, the prior of the church of São Pedro should designate another one, as long as he was born in Évora or on its outskirts.

Will made by Baltasar Martins de Castro in which he ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of six masses celebrated every year in front of the Altar of N. Sra. do Rosário in the church of S. Sebastião, in Ponta Delgada, where his body should be buried. He named his daughter Ana de Castelo Branco as first administrator of the entail, with the condition that she would make a tombo record book. After her death the entail would be administrated, preferably, by the eldest male heir.

Will of Constança Pais, ordering, among other dispositions, the foundation of a chapel in the church of São Salvador, in Montemor-o-Velho, with a daily mass obligation, naming her nephew Bartolomeu Miguéis and Estêvão Gonçalves as first administrators, and the sons of Bartolomeu Miguéis after his death.

Will by which Diogo Luís de Oliveira, husband of D. Leonor de Távora, expresses his wish to be buried in the monastery of Nossa Senhora dos Anjos da Arrábida, of which his nephew, Luís Francisco de Oliveira, morgado de Oliveira, is the patron, with the obligation of a daily mass for his soul. He entails all of his properties, which include public debt instruments, houses in Belém, and the revenue he intends to gain from debts owed to him, and appoints his wife as his universal heir. After her death, the entail shall pass to the padre António Luís de Oliveira, natural son of Diogo Luís de Oliveira and afterwards to Luís Francisco de Oliveira and his successors. This entail shall always be in the hands of the administrators of the entail of Oliveira. If their lineage is extinguished, the entail shall pass to the lineage of Diogo's niece, D. Beatriz. If her lineage is also extinguished, it shall pass to a second son of the house of Mogadouro. If all of these lineages are extinguished it shall be given to the Misericórdia of Lisboa. Followed by an approval deed dated 1640-01-02 and an exemplification of a will dated 1645-01-1645.

Will by which Gaspar Pacheco established an entail with the third part of his assets, which was composed of houses in S. Paulo, Lisboa, houses in Sassoeiros, Cascais, lands in Santiago dos Velhos, a farmstead (quinta) in Algés, houses in Boavista, houses in Rua dos Esteiros, houses in Beco do Jardim and in Rua da Tanoaria, rents (foros) in Porto, a rent (foro) in Sintra, a public debt instrument of 1 000 cruzados in Almoxarifado de Torres Novas and a property (engenho) in Pernambuco. He designated his son, António Rodrigues Pacheco, to administrate it, obligating him and his descendants to support the celebration of 2 perpetual daily masses in the chapel, devoted to Nossa Senhora das Angústias, founded by the institutor in the monastery of S. Bento of Lisboa. As long as Frei Jacinto Pacheco was alive, he would be responsible for celebrating them. Each year, the administrators had to give 75 000 réis to the monastery to provide for the maintenance of the chapel and to pay for the masses. The institutor had already ordered the painting of an altarpiece.

Will by which Senhorinha Afonso, Gonçalo Eanes Vieira's wife, establishes an entail with the third part of her assets, including properties in Lisboa, Sintra and Almada. She appoints her son, Álvaro Gonçalves, to be its first administrator, obligating him and his successors to maintain a chaplain that should celebrate annual masses in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. She declares that her body should be buried in that church, inside the grave where lies her father, Afonso Colaço. Followed by a detailed list of assets incorporated in the entail.

Will by which Teresa Nogueira bequeaths 1 000 coroas de ouro to her husband, Diogo Fernandes de Almeida, demanding that part of that value should be used to buy properties. Its revenues must be employed to sustain a chaplain who should celebrate annual masses in the chapel of Fernando Álvares, located at the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa. The testator's remains should be buried in that chapel.

Will made by Diogo Vaz Porcalho in which he ordered the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of twenty masses celebrated every year. The institutor named his nephew Francisco Vaz as first administrator during his lifetime, with the condition that he would annex his own reserved portion to the entail. After the death of Francisco, the succession should always continue, preferably, on the eldest male heir.

Will made by Inês Mendes in which she bequeathed some houses and a land to padre Agostinho Fernandes da Cabaça with the condition that he would provide a dowry to her niece Catarina de Almeida for her entrance on a religious order, but would only have those assets during his lifetime, because, after his death, the institutor ordered the foundation of an entail, naming the same Catarina de Almeida as first administrator during her lifetime and, after her death, she would be succeeded by one of her nieces, daughters of Manuel Álvares Cobelos and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the descendants of this dauhghter, preferring the female over the male heir.

Will by which António Pinto Nogueira de Figueiroa and Francisca Lopes de Seixas, his wife, established an entail with houses in Calçada de S. Francisco and in Rua do Selvagem, a store in Rua dos Ourives do Ouro, Lisboa, and lands (casal) in Ribas de Baixo, Fanhões, determining that its future administrators had to support the celebration of a daily perpetual mass for their souls in the church of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires and to give, each year, 5 000 réis to the brotherhood of Santíssimo Sacramento of that church. After the death of both of them, the entail would be transmitted to António Pinto Nogueira de Figueiroa's son, if he remarried and left descendants, or, if that did not happen, to his brother, Sebastião Pinto, who would pass it to his successors. The institutors declared that their bodies had to be buried in that church.

Will made by Margarida Aires de Morais in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of six masses celebrated every year. She named her sister Maria de Morais and her brother-in-law Diogo Fernandes de Almeida as first administrators of the entail, and after their deaths, to their son, her nephew, grandson of Francisco de Morais. After the death of this nephew, the succession should continue always on the eldest male heir. If this nephew had no heirs, the administration should be handled to the closest relative.

Will of Catarina Lopes Preta founding a chapel in the church in which she will be buried, the church of Religiosas of Nossa Senhora da Graça or the church of S. João Batista, both in Abrantes. She appoints as first successor João Manuel Grândio, her husband, and, after his death, Padre João Alves Pinto, prior of Torre and her nephew. She also appoints two more administrators, Doutor João Lopes Coxo and António Lopes Delgado, her nephews, who will succeed to Padre João Alves Pinto.
Will approved in 1693-11-13 and opened in 1694-10-26.

Will chart made by Catarina Rodrigues in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, with a perpetual mass obligation of two masses celebrated every year in All Soul's Day and Christmas. She named her husband Simão Martins as first administrator of the entail and both of her daughters Maria Martins and Ana Martins after him, and their descendants after them.

Will of Gonçalo Eanes and Maria Eanes, his wife, establishing a chapel in the monastery of São Francisco of Lisbon, where they wish to be buried. They name the one of them who survives as the other's executor and heir. After their death, they leave their houses, located in the parish of São Julião, to Vicente Afonso and Maria Vasques, his wife, his criados, with charge of masses, and, after their death, to their son or daughter.

Will of Pedro de Bettencourt Henriques founding an entail with his available portion and appointing his wife as his first successor and, after her death, their son, António Correia, with the pious obligation of a weekly prayed mass in the hermitage of Boa Hora or in the altar of Nossa Senhora in any church. His available portion will be annexed to the entail founded by Atónio Correia, o Grande, and his wife D. Isabel de Bettencourt, which the testator administrates, if his son has a legitimate son or not. Pedro de Bettencourt Henriques also appoints João de Bettencourt Henriques, his eldest son, to succeed him in the property of Covão, administrated, before him, by his father, António Correia Bettencourt, and, before him, by Maria de Lima, belonging to the entail of Guiomar Correia.
Will approved in 1688-12-28 and opened in 1688-12-30.

Will by which D. Aldonça de Sousa expresses her wish to be buried in her chapel of Nossa Senhora do Pranto, in the mother church of Santa Cristina of Condeixa, to where she orders the transfer of the bones of her husband, António de Sousa, who was buried in the church of Santa Cristina of Tentúgal. If she died before the transfer, she would be buried in Tentúgal until they were both taken to their new chapel. She entails several properties to her chapel and appoints António Heitor, her criado, as first administrator, to whom should succeed Paulo, his son, followed by the eldest male son. In case of extinction of the lineage, the bishop of Coimbra would choose the next administrators.

Will by which D. Maria Teixeira demands that her remains must be buried in the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa, in the grave where lies her husband, Domingos Lopes Barreto, and confirms the donation made to João Nunes Pais. She also entails to the chapel she founded in that convent an olive grove in Loures.
Maria establishes another entail, bequeathing vineyards to Leonor de Palma, her niece, with the obligation to celebrate masses for her first husband's soul, Bartolomeu Drago, and those of his relatives, in the Sé de Lisboa.

Will by which Francisco Mendes, Arcediago de Celorico, Cónego da Sé da Guarda, and his sister, Isabel Pais de Barros, established a chapel and an entail, incorporating in it the farmstead (quinta) of Molelinhos, rents (foros) and other properties in Molelos, houses in Guarda and their silver tableware. They appointed Cristóvão Mendes de Eça, their nephew, to administrate it, declaring that the entail would be transmitted to one of his sons. The future administrators were obligated to support the celebration of 80 annual masses for the institutors' souls in the church of Molelos or in the church of Molelinhos.

Will of Ana Gonçalves declaring the assets of his available portion, which will be entailed to a chapel of prayed masses, celebrated in the chapel of S. Lourenço, in the church of Santa Luzia, in Feteiras, in the outskirts of Ponta Delgada, as determined in the dowry deed made by her and her sister, Isabel Fernandes, to Manuel Vaz Carreiro and their niece, Maria de Sousa Benevides. She appoints Manuel Vaz Carreiro as her executor and heir. She also mentions the chapel of her parentes, João Gonçalves and Ana Gonçalves, and bequeaths the house given to her slave Luzia, after her death, to the daughter of Maria de Sousa, with the pious obligation of a prayed mass in the chapel of S. Lourenço.
Approved in 1644-12-02 and opened in 1652-12-15 (reference).

Will by which Isabel Henriques, Lopo do Vale's widow, establishes an entail with the third part of her assets, appointing Gonçalo do Vale, her son, to be its first administrator during the minority of Lopo do Vale, his son. He and his descendants are obligated to celebrate annual masses for her soul in the church of the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Lisboa, where the testator's remains would be buried, next to her parents' grave.

Will by which António Gomes da Mata established an entail, appointing his nephew Luis Gomes da Mata to be its first administrator. He was due to order the celebration of masses and to light a candle in the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça and other churches In Lisboa. The founder also appointed his nephew Duarte Gomes da Mata heir of the alodial assets and some of the entailed assets until his death. This chapel has the right to nominate a priest to celebrate the masses. This entail is composed of several assets belonging to the entails of Luís Gomes da Mata's, Pedro António da Mata and Duarte Reimão da Mata; jewelry, silver pieces and a public debt instrument of 70 000 réis in Câmara de Lisboa.

Will by which Maria Eanes, Gonçalo Pires' widow, member of the Conselho Régio, entails lands (bacelo) in the outskirts of Alenquer to the chapel of S. João Batista of the church of the convent of S. Domingos of Lisboa, which she had previously founded. She appoints her cousin to be its first administrator, obligating him and his successors to support the celebration of annual masses for her soul in that church.

Will by which Rui Martins established an entail, incorporating assets for the fulfillment of the pious charges in the church of Santa Maria de Chaves. He designated his son Francisco Rodrigues to be its first administrator.

Will by which Inês Rodrigues designated Francisco Rodrigues to be her universal heir, and Jácome Rodrigues and his descendants should succeed him, with the obligation to order the celebration of masses.

Will by which the licenciado Afonso Pires Loureiro expresses his wish to be buried in the church of Nossa Senhora de Freixianda of Ourém, where he had been vigário. He establishes a chapel of the invocation of Nossa Senhora da Natividade, in the place of Suimo, to which he entails his properties. He designates Maria Leite, daughter of his nephew André de Loureiro, and his legitimized son, Sebastião, who was to marry her, as his universal heirs and first administrators of his entail. André de Loureiro would administer the chapel until they reached majority. He revokes a previous will he had made in 1612-08-18.

Will by which Diogo Cirne, Provedor da Fazenda em Pernambuco, orders the executor of his will to buy a chapel in a church or convent of his choice. He establishes an entail with lands (casal) in Valores, Loures, properties (casais) in S. João dos Porqueiros, Sintra, houses in Tronco and in Rua dos Douradores, Lisboa, a farmstead (quinta) in Almada and lands (casal) in Alenquer, determining that Francisco Nunes de Ávila, its first administrator, must support the celebration of a daily perpetual mass for his soul in that chapel. The administrator would also be responsible for lighting a lamp every saturday, sunday and holy day of the year in that chapel; for giving, each year, 2 dowries of 60 000 réis to orphan girls and for donating, annually, 20 000 réis to Vitória Pereira, escrava índia, only during her lifetime. After her death, that sum of money would be delivered to the brotherhood of S. Bartolomeu of the church of S. Julião of Lisboa, whose officials would celebrate annual masses for Diogo Cirne's soul.
After Francisco Nunes de Ávila's death, the entail would be inherited by someone previously appointed by him.

Will of Pedro de Sousa Falcão and his wife D. Catarina ordering that after their death must be founded a chapel in the church of Santa Maria in the village of Alter do Chão, where they will be buried with their late daughter D. Francisca. They order that the one who outlives the other will appoint the chapel's administrator.

Will of Maria Jácome. Establishes a chapel, entailing assets to fulfill charges. He appoints André Gomes da Silveira, his nephew, first administrator. It was up to him to choose his successor from among his sons and daughters.

Will made by João Fraústo founding a chapel in the church of Madalena in Elvas, and appointing his wife Ana Amado for the administration and after her their son Estêvão.

Will of licenciado António Dias da Mota, widower of Antónia Martins, establishing a chapel with a daily mass in the convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Lisboa, where he wishes to be buried. He appoints João de Torres da Mota, his minor son, as its administrator, and Paulo Nunes, his uncle, as his son's tutor.

Will by which Luísa Dias wanted to be buried in the tomb of her husband Luís Pires, in the church of Nossa Senhora do Bispo, in Montemor-o-Novo. She left the half of the third part of her assets to her son Lopo Dias, and the other half to her daughter Margarida Pires. If one of them died without children, these assets would be transferred to the other. If they had children, it would be for both of them, with the obligation to fulfil the pious charges in the church of Nossa Senhora do Bispo. If there were no heirs, it should succeed the institutor's closest relative, starting with Vasco Fernandes Lobo and then his eldest son.

Will by which Catarina Vaz ordered to be buried in the chapel of Espírito Santo, in the Church of Santa Comba Dão, that she founded with her husband António Dias. She wanted to entail all her assets for the celebration of the chapel's obligations. She designated her husband to be its first administrator and, after his death, the chapel should be administered by her niece Maria, daughter of her brother Pedro Vaz.

Will made by Gonçalo Eanes de Carvalho in which he ordered his grave in the chapel of Maria Domingues, in Montemor-o-Novo. He also ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of masses celebrated every year in the church of Santa Maria dos Açougues, in Montemor-o-Novo. He appointed Maria Afonso, Lourenço Eanes, Luís Pires and João Gil to be the first administrators during their lifetime. After their death, they shall be succeeded by Margarida Mendes and Diogo Álvares and it is their responsibility to appoint the successor.

Will made by Maria de Chaves in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail composed of 4 alqueires of land in Arrifes, S. Miguel island, with a perpetual mass obligation of ten masses celebrated every year. She named her nephew Martinho da Costa as first administrator of the entail and after his death the succession should continue on the eldest male heir, just as the entail founded by her uncle Francisco Afonso de Chaves. Besides of the land, she also entailed a golden necklace that belonged to her grandmother Margarida de Chaves, in order to perpetuate her memory on the future generations. She also appointed her nephew Martinho da Costa on the administration of the entail founded by her uncle Francisco Afonso de Chaves, on the occasion of her marriage.

Will of Simão Ferreira, husband of Guiomar de Sequeira, bequeathing his available portion to his wife, Guiomar de Sequeira. The testator also orders to give part of the income of a public debt instrument of 32.000 réis to the monastery of S. Jerónimo do Mato to give them a tomb and to celebrate a perpetual daily mass, as he determined with his wife.
Will approved in 1566-03-27 and opened in 1567-08-23.

Will of Guiomar de Sequeira, widow of Simão Ferreira, founding an entail to her daughter, D. Luísa de Almeida, to marry, with the biggest part of her available portion, the reserved portion of Ana da Madre de Deus, her daughter, and two parts of the available portion of her late husband. The testator does not describe the entailed properties, neither the entail clauses, since she will write an entail foundation deed.
Will approved in 1578-05-14.

Will by which Rui Garcia established an entail, incorporating all his movable and immovable goods in order to fulfill the pious charges in Fronteira. He designated his nephew Bento Álvares to be its first administrator. He should nominate the successor who should belong to the institutors' lineage.

Will made by Gonçalo Lobo and his wife Urraca Pais in which they ordered the foundation of a chapel with a perpetual pious obligation of twenty-five masses celebrated every year in the monastery of S. Gens de Monte Longo. They appointed João Gonçalves Lobo to be the first administrator during his lifetime.

Will by which Sebastião Dinis expresses his wish to be buried in the convent of S. Francisco of Portalegre and establishes four entails for his grandsons, each of them with an obligation of two annual masses for his soul. He bequeaths Luís, son of his daughter Filipa Tavares, his tapada da Mouta. He bequeaths Sebastião, son of his daughter Filipa Tavares, his vineyard of Covões and a lease of houses. He bequeaths Sebastião, son of Manuel Tavares, his houses. He bequeaths Pedro an orchard.
Followed by the approval deed, dated 1645-06-05.

Will by which Manuel de Abreu and Isabel Manso, his wife, established an entail with their farmstead and souto in Santo André, a property named "azenha do amarelo", a vineyard and another property (azenha) in Ribeira de Vide, determining that its revenues would support the celebration of one annual mass in honour of their late son, António de Abreu. They appointed their grandson, Serafim de Abreu, to administrate it and to transmit it to his eldest son.
They also left 200 000 réis to the Confraria da Santa Misericórdia of Castelo de Vide, obligating its officials to buy properties and to use its revenues to celebrate annual masses for their souls.
The testators declared that their bodies had to be buried in the main chapel of the church of S. João of Castelo de Vide.

Will by which Manuel Álvares de Castro, Francisca Carlos' husband, confirms the institution of an entail previously established by him and his wife, which should be inherited by Nuno Dias de Castro, their son. He appoints the latter and his mother to be the executors of his will. The testator declares that his body should be buried in the chapel of Santa Catarina of the church of S. Nicolau of Lisboa.

Will by which D. Cristóvão de Moura Côrte-Real and his wife, D. Margarida de Côrte-Real, marqueses de Castelo Rodrigo, express their will to be buried in the chapel of the Côrte-Reais, in the convent of S. Francisco of Lisboa, which belongs to the entail administered by D. Margarida, if, by the time of their deaths, they haven't appointed another place. They establish a daily mass for their souls in that chapel, entailing to it the casal do Garajal, which is already entailed to another perpetual daily mass in the same chapel, and ask that Cristóvão's parents, who are buried in the monastery of Carmo and in the convent of S. Francisco, be transfered to the same chapel. They also establish an obligation of 20 000 masses, 10 000 for each one of them, 200 to be prayed in the convent of Calatrava, 400 in the convent of Alcántara, and the remaining ones in churches of Franciscan orders and others of their executor's choosing.

They then ask the king to confirm the entail they have established, consisting of the third part of their assets, which shall incorporate 40 000 cruzados from the lands of Cabeceiras de Basto, and houses in Lisboa. This entail shall be inherited by their eldest son, and his successors thereafter, together with the entail of the Côrte-Reais. If they have no sucession, however, the entail of the Côrte-Reais shall be separated from the entail of the Mouras, and the Moura entail shall be bequeathed either to D. Francisca de Távora, or to D. Isabel de Moura, D. Cristóvão's sisters, and to their descendants afterwards.

Followed by approval deed dated 1609-02-14, opening deed dated 1614-01-02 and instrumento de justificação dated 1614-02-18.

Will of João Preto founding a chapel in the church of São Sebastião in Câmara de Lobos, where he will be buried with his late daughter. He appoints Pedro Álvares do Trato for executor and also for administrator of the chapel.

Will of Isabel de Amorim Correia, by which she stated that her body was to be buried in the convent of Santo António de Ponte Lima, next to his father or to his mother. All her real estate was to be entailed in a chapel to be owned by her sister, Paula de Aguiar. On her sister's death, the chapel was to pass to Manuel Correia Feio, or alternatively, if he had no descendants, to Álvaro Correia Soares, both nephews of Isabel de Amorim Correia. The chapel had the obligation of nine annual masses.

Followed by the approval deed (1638-09-07, fls. 102v-103v).

Will by which Isabel de Almeida establishes a chapel, entailing assets for the fulfillment of charges, celebrated in the convent of São Francisco of Lisbon. She appoints António Alves, her husband, first administrator. He can appoint the future successor.

Will made by Fernando Ribeiro and his wife Catarina Jorge founding a chapel in the church of Nossa Senhora da Ventosa, Alenquer.
In the administration of the chapel must suceed the institutor that survive to the other one. After that they appoint their niece Beatriz Gonçalves and her descendants.

Will made by Isabel Fernandes founding a chapel in the church of the monastery of Carmo in Évora. She appointed for the chapel's administration her niece Antónia Pinto and husband Sebastião Freire and, after them, their descendants.

Will of António Botelho da Silveira founding an entail in the convent of São Francisco de Leiria.

Will by which João Afonso Bocarro bequeathed the third part of his assets, including lands in the parish of Nossa Senhora da Ajuda ("Casal de Caselas"), to his grandson, João Bocarro, obligating him and his descendants to support the celebration of a sung mass for his soul, every year, in the church where his body would be buried. Since his grandson was still a minor, the entail would be administrated, until he reached the age of 20, by the institutor's wife, Bárbara Dias.

Will of Pedro Álvares do Trato and his wife Leonor Álvares founding a chapel in the church of São Sebastião of Funchal, where they will be buried. They choose for the administration of the chapel the one who survives to the other, who will also have the power to appoint the next administrator. They charge the chapel's adminstrator to fulfill the pious obligations of João Preto's entail.

Will of Lopo Fernandes with instructions regarding his chapel.

Will made by Beatriz Pires, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual obligation of eighteen masses celebrated every year in the church of Espírito Santo, in Monforte. She named her husband Álvaro Penes as first administrator of the entail and her sister Ana Pires after his death, and from there on the succession should continue, preferably, on the eldest heir, male or female.

Will made by padre Domingos Rodrigues Paviano, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail composed of some houses and rents in Monforte, with a perpetual obligation of three masses celebrated every year. He named his nephew Manuel Martins Paviano as first administrator and his descendants after him, and if he had none, the administration would be handled, in this order, to Domingos, son of João Gonçalves and Maria Gonçalves, and his descendants. The institutor also appointed padre António Lopes as administrator of a chapel he owned in Monforte with a perpetual mass obligation of thirty masses.

Will made by Pedro Correia de Andrada, in which he ordered the foundation of an entail and chapel with a perpetual obligation of five masses celebrated every year on the monastery of Jesus, in Monforte, over the grave of his father and wife, where his body would also be buried. He ordered a vault to be placed over this grave, containing his name and the names of his wife, Maria da Silveira, and father, Francisco Correia de Andrada. To administrate this entail and chapel he named his illegitimate son Francisco Correia de Andrade as first administrator during his lifetime and, after his death, the succession should always continue on the eldest male heir. He disposed that if Francisco had no legitimate children, then the illegitimate could succeed, however, he ordered that no relative of the mother of Francisco could ever succeed on the entail, once he was a bastard.

Will made by Joana Vaz in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail, composed of some lease contracts worth 28.000 réis, in which she imposed a perpetual obligation of eight sung masses celebrated every year in the church of Santa Maria of Monforte. She named her nephew João Luís as first administrator and before his death, he would appoint an administrator to succeed him with the same conditions. João Luís would be obliged to provide the lamps that would be lit during the masses and would register an extract of this will with its inventory on the Tombo record books of the church of Santa Maria of Monforte.

Will made by the deceased Violante Pinto, in which she ordered, among other dispositions, the foundation of an entail with a perpetual mass obligation of five masses celebrated every year on the church of N. Sra. da Graça, in Monforte, where her body should be buried. She named the sons of Pedro do Couto and Manuel do Couto as first administrators, and each of them would be succeeded by their eldest male heirs, that would share the administration like them.